Senior Python Developer
UK
The median Senior Python Developer salary in the UK is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 661 | 831 | 798 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +170 | -33 | +160 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Python Developer | 74 | 68 | 99 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.12% | 0.066% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.14% | 0.069% | 0.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 48 | 57 | 85 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £54,000 | £52,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £64,000 | £67,500 | £65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £85,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +21.43% | -22.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £87,500 | £110,000 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £138,750 | £96,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £76,250 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.31% | +8.93% | +7.69% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 53,806 | 98,156 | 78,673 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.55% | 94.80% | 91.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,744 | 68,646 | 53,875 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £29,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,574 | £38,750 | £44,109 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.66% | +4.00% |
Senior Python Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Python Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Python Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Python Developer.
Senior Python Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Python Developer over the 6 months to 12 July 2025.
Senior Python Developer
Top 11 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Python Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 12 July 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +160 | 74 | £80,000 | -12.33% | 18 |
| London | +118 | 66 | £80,000 | -20.00% | 12 |
| Work from Home | +85 | 33 | £73,500 | -20.54% | 9 |
| UK excluding London | +136 | 8 | £60,000 | -21.31% | 8 |
| North of England | +37 | 5 | £60,000 | -25.00% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 3 | £60,000 | - | 1 |
| North West | +3 | 2 | £60,000 | -25.00% | |
| South East | +62 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| East of England | +35 | 1 | £75,000 | +38.89% | 2 |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | £70,000 | - | |
| Midlands | - | 1 | £70,000 | - |
Senior Python Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 July 2025, Senior Python Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Senior Python Developer in the job title.
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Senior Python Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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